It was a horrible fire that took the life of a nine year old girl.
15 people lived in the home on Sandy Bay First Nation.
Now, as if the loss wasn't enough the community feels it is now being subjected to hate.
"How insensitive and callous can somebody be to perpetuate a negative stereotype against an innocent nine-year-old child," asks Gerald McIvor.
McIvor is talking about comments posted on a local media organizations website.
"The comment that really got me was when the poster posted that house that went up in 15 minutes because of the large amount of alcohol in the home," says McIvor.
Other comments from past stories on the site have raised concern too.
"Jumping up and down in front of a campfire with a dead animal on your head for a reality check maybe just park outside any Regina liquor mart on welfare day and you'll probably get stabbed," reads Grand Chief Morris Swan-Shannacappo of the Southern Manitoba Chiefs Organization.
It is calling on the province to investigate and determine if hate charges should be laid over the viewer feedback.
The province says this issue is simply out of its jurisdiction, but the government will support the organization in taking this up with the RCMP and Human Rights Commission.
"They were very offensive, quite frankly and to Aboriginal people, and as someone who's not Aboriginal, I found them very offensive. I found some of the comments just despicable," adds acting Justice Minister Steve Ashton.
Lawyer Paul Edwards says there is a fine line between public debate and pure hate.
He believes anyone with an internet site should have filters in place, especially media outlets.
"Everyone in the media is feeling their way on this but I think it's become pretty clear. You can't just say well I'm going to open this up to the general public and then I have no general responsibility," says Edwards.
With a report from CTV's Stacey Ashley
